Fragmentation status of rivers

Unit

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: Risk score

Indicator

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: Water quality

Metric type

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: State

Framework alignment notes

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Appendix 1: State of Nature Biodiversity Indicators - recommended metrics
Voluntary Fragmentation status of rivers (WWF)

Target example

[Company name] will identify the catchments in which they operate which have rivers of high fragmentation status. Where high levels of river fragmentation are noted the company will implement conservation action.

Target Source: WBCSD target template

Metric assessment

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Relevance: Low

Feasibility: Medium

Additional Metric Notes

ACT-D stage: Assess Maturity stage: Developing Metric Contribution to Action: Monitoring river fragmentation highlights disruptions to freshwater connectivity, guiding actions to prevent further habitat fragmentation and its ecological consequences. Observations/Sucesses/Challenges: > WWF dataset provides a global reference > Doesn’t directly link to business impacts

Related actions

Avoid environmental harm

Avoid environmental harm

Description